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Details
LOT 3048
Minor Asia and Levante AR Fractions [10]. Circa 5th-4th century BC.
Ten silver fractions from various mints. (7.66gr total.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old UK collection;
From the collection of a London antiquarian.
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